To lower down maternal and baby deaths, the state well being division this 12 months will begin Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) centres at 600 authorities services to offer prenatal and postpartum care.

The centres will present free complete holistic healthcare for conception, anticipating moms and postpartum care to moms and baby care until six months post-delivery.

Tanaji Sawant, well being minister, on Saturday, in an announcement knowledgeable that out of the 600 SUMAN centres, that might be developed for the 12 months 2023-2024, 538 will concentrate on primary services, 47 might be devoted to BEmONC (Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care) and 15 to CEmONC (Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care).

Sawant, mentioned, below the programme, all pregnant ladies and newborns visiting public well being establishments might be supplied free healthcare.

The areas for these centres will quickly be finalised, mentioned officers.

“The health facilities are categorized as Suman Basic, Suman BEmONC and Suman CEmONC, as per the service guarantee package available at the health facilities based on their available resources and services. Suman CEmONC will come up at district hospitals, women’s hospitals and referral service centres. The upcoming Suman BEmONC includes sub-district hospitals and rural hospitals that do not have first referral centres,” he mentioned.

“The SUMAN basic centre includes primary health centres across the state. Through these health centres the aim is to provide better quality and easy healthcare facilities to the public,” he mentioned.